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That I'll Know You​.​.​.

from Some Days I'm a Lion by Tyler Stenson

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A stripped down finger-picked acoustic ballad for the one you've yet to meet, building to a melodic ending of accordion and electic guitar. Ala Iron and Wine, Bob Dylan, Josh Ritter, Damien Rice, Ryan Adams, Ben Harper.

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I've gotten good at being alone
Through the Valentines and the mistletoe
(Though I've tried to find my heart's muse)—
Oh, that I'll know you when I see you.

I've pictured it a thousand times,
My hands have run the length of your spine,
Down to your thighs, to your glass shoe...
Oh, that I'll know you when I see you.

So, shine sun, shine
And burn brighter than the others
So that I might see your brand of beam
And want another and another.
I cannot call your name
Because I don’t know who I’m calling too...
Oh, that I’ll know you when I see you.

It's not that I have never loved,
It's that my timing has been a victim
Of the Winds of Change—My, how they blew.
Oh, that I'll know you when I see you.

So, to My Love I haven't met,
Where for art though Juliet—
You see, I switched the lines
But the play reads true.
Oh, that I'll know you when I see you.

So, shine sun, shine
And burn brighter than the others
So that I might see your brand of beam
And want another and another.
I cannot call your name
Because I don’t know who I'm calling too...
Oh, that I'll know you when I see you.

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from Some Days I'm a Lion, released October 19, 2012

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Tyler Stenson Portland, Oregon

Tyler Stenson is singer/songwriter in Portland whose music is elegant at its core. Twice-named Portland's "Songwriter of the Year" by the Portland Songwriters Association and recently named "Best Male Artist" at the Portland Music Awards, Stenson's music is refreshingly reminiscent of classic singer-songwriter greats such as James Taylor and Cat Stevens. ... more

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